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harshnil chawda and many other sources
The most illustrious warrior of times of mahabharat before 5000 BCE approx by Hindu historians. Abhimanyu wasnt able to show his origial and mature mettle as he never got a chance to grow big. Still when he was given a chance he proved his mettle by fighting furiously with great warriors like Drona Duryodhana and Dushasana Shalya and many more single handedly.
Firstly I would like to explain you what is actually the level of warriors.
Levels of Warrior Excellence:
Mahamaharathi: A warrior capable of fighting 24 Atimaharathi warriors simultaneously. No warrior has attained this status, not least because there have never been 24 Athimaharathi warriors at the same time, but, warriors who can be called Mahamaharathis are Shiva, Vishnu and his incarnations, like Rama and Krishna, Shakti, Brahma,Skanda, Ganesha, Narsimha and Hanuman. 24*7200000=172800000 warriors single handedly.
Atimaharathi: A warrior capable of fighting 12 Maharathi warriors simultaneously.Vali, Kartavirya Arjuna,Ravana,Parashurama,Jambavan,Bhisma, Karna, Arjuna, Dronacharya and Indrajit are Atimaharathis.60000*12=72,00,000 warriors single handedly.
Maharathi: A warrior capable of fighting 60,000 warriors simultaneously; circumspect in his mastery of all forms of weapons and combat skills. Yudhistra, Bhim, Nakul, Sahadev, Abhimanyu, Satyaki, Dhristadyumna, Shalya, Duryodhana, Kripacharya, Ashwathama,Kamsa,Jarasandha and Banasur were Maharathis.
Atirathi: A warrior capable of contending with 10,000 warriors simultaneously. Yuyutsu, Drupada, Virata, Uttar, Shikandhi, Dushashana, Vikarna, Jayadratha and Shakuni were Atirathis.
Strategic Formations: The Vyuha:
Krauncha Vyuha: The crane-shaped formation of an army; forces are distributed to form spanning wing-sides, with a formidable, penetrating centre depicting the crane's head and beak.
Padma Vyuha or the Chakra Vyuha: A winding, ever-rotating circular formation; considered impenetrable during the Mahabharata age by all warriors except Arjuna, Bhisma,Drona, Karna, Krishna, Pradyumna and Abhimanyu. Abhimanyu, had learnt how to break into the formation (in the womb of Subhadra) but not how to break out of it and is trapped inside during the Mahabharata war.
Sarpa Vyuha: Winding Snake Formation
Makara Vyuha: Crocodile Formation
Sakata Vyuha: Cart Formation
Shukar Vyuha: Pig Formation
All these are great formations army which these modern armies have never ever seen and no body has even the knowledge to implement them now.
Lets move back to abhimanyu.Abhimanyu was killed on the 13th day of the Kurukshetra war. Abhimanyu inherited both courage and fighting ability from his father, Arjuna, and his grandfather, Lord Indra. He was considered to be an equal to his father owing to his prodigious feats.It was felt that the only warrior on the Kurukshetra battlefield that could beat him was Bhishma.
Abhimanyu's son, Parikshit became the sole heir to the Pandavas empire and succeeded Yudhisthira to the throne
Commanders in Chief: Bhishma, Drona, Karna, Shalya, Ashwathama
Atirathis: Somadatta, Bhurishravas, Bhagadatta, Jayadratha, Kritavarma, Shakuni, 99 brothers of Duryodhana
Maharathis: Ashwathama, Shrutyudha, Shalya, Duryodhana, Kripacharya
Atimaharathis:Bhishma, Drona, Karna.
Pandava Army: is a coalition of 7 Akshauhinis, primarily the Panchala and Matsya forces, the Rakshasa forces of Bhima's son, and Vrishni-Yadava heroes.
Commanders in Chief: Dhristadyumna
Atirathis: Ghatotkacha, Satyaki, Yuyutsu, Dhrupad, Viraat, Uttar
Maharathis: Bhima, Abhimanyu, Nakul, Sahadeva, Yudhisthir, Dhristadyumna.
Atimaharathis: Arjuna.
Mahamaharathis:Krishna, Hanuman(although not as warriors,lord Krishna become Arjuna's charioteer and Hanuman sat invisible atop Arjuna's chariot and protected the chariot from celestial weapons).
Abhimanyu's education began while he was still in Subhadra's womb. He overheard Arjuna telling Subhadra the secrets of how to enter, destroy and exit from, various battle formations. Of these, it is of note, that he only heard how to enter (but not exit or destroy) the secret of the Chakravyuha formation as Subhadra fell asleep and thus Arjuna could not complete his explanation.Krishna, realizing that if Abhimanyu learns the entire strategy, he would tilt the balance entirely in favor of the Pandavas, stops Arjuna from continuing the lecture, therefore Abhimanyu learns only how to enter the Chakra Vyuha.
Abhimanyu spent his childhood in Dwaraka, his mother's city. He was trained by Pradyumna, the son of Sri Krishna, as well as Krishna's kinsmen Kritavarma and Satyaki. He was also influenced by his great warrior father Arjuna, and brought up under the guidance of Krishna and Balarama . His father arranged his marriage to Uttara, daughter of King Virata to seal an alliance between the Pandavas and the royal family of Virata, in light of the forthcoming Kurukshetra War. The Pandavas had been hiding incognito to live through the final year of their exile without being discovered, in Virata's kingdom of Matsya. Once the Pandavas disclosed their identity, Virata wished for Uttara to marry Arjuna. Arjuna being the guru of Uttara and considering her as his daughter, suggests for her to get married to Abhimanyu. Thus, Abhimanyu weds Uttara.
After sixth days of war, Abhimanyu is most recognized for destroying the banner and checking the advance of Bhishma on the first day of the way, Abhimanyu's short but eventful life gains the most prominence on the thirteenth day of the war when he is made to enter the powerful Padmavyuhambattle formation of the Kaurava army. Drona had made this contraption in order to captureYudhishthira. On the side of the Pandavas, only Pradyumna, Krishna, and Arjuna were aware of the secret technique to break this seven-tier defensive spiral formation used by Dronacharya. Susharma lures Arjuna away from the battlefield. This leaves Abhimanyu to break the Chakravyuh. Abhimanyu gladly accepts to help the Pandavas break the Chakravyuh but he also makes it known to them that his knowledge is limited to breaking in and didn't know how to exit. As promised, Abhimanyu enters the Chkravyuh followed by his kinsman. The spectacular formation and the speed with which Abhimanyu breaks through was overwhelming for the others and they were left far behind. Abhimanyu puts on a brave fight against all the atirathis.
Being the grandson of Lord Indra, god of mystical weapons and wars, Abhimanyu was a courageous and dashing warrior. Considered an ace archer, Abhimanyu was able to hold at bay great heroes like Drona, Duryodhana and Dushasana. Determined to exit the Chakravyuha by shattering it from within, Abhimanyu goes on rampage, reaching the heart of the trap. Fighting with such ferocity, none from the Kaurava side could best him in a one-on-one combat (dwandva yudha). Proceeding, Abhimanyu defeats all the maharathis in a one-on-one battle, highlights including Abhimanyu injuring Shalya so badly he cannot sit, and killing Brihadbala, the king of Kosala of the Ikshwaku dynasty. Abhimanyu really proves very expensive for the Kaurava army, destroying 3/4 of an akshouhini army single-handedly. Incensed at the admiration that those like Kripacharya and Drona express for Abhimanyu, Duryodhana attacks the boy. Sparing him so that his uncle Bhima can fulfill his oath, Abhimanyu leaves Duryodhana chariotless and weaponless, bleeding all over. With a single arrow, he also kills Duryodana's son Lakshmana, who had come to defend his father. Enraged, Duryodhana orders all the Kaurava maharathis to attack Abhimanyu, who with disgust, counters all their attacks. He then attempts to arrest Duryodhana. Stung by Duryodhana's doubts in his abilities, Drona suggests that Abhimanyu could only be killed through illicit means. His comments are met with agreement, and Karna snaps Abhimanyu's bow while Drona and Kripa kill Abhimanyu's horses and charioteers. Abhimanyu draws a sword and shield and continues to wreak havoc on the Kaurava army, only to be disarmed from afar once again. Drona destroys the hilt of the sword and Karna destroys the shield. The Kaurava forces team up and kill a defenseless Abhimanyu, who famously uses the wheel of a broken chariot to fend of attackers in lieu of his weapons. The wheel is broken into fragments by the enemy forces. Abhimanyu picks up a mace and pounces at Ashwathama. Ashwathama leaps back to avoid Abhimanyu. A mace battle between son of Dushasana (Durmashana) and Abhimanyu ensues. During this mace battle, both of them are thrown to the ground. But Durmashana rises first and hits the crown of Abhimanyu's head as the latter was in the process of rising up from the ground. Thus, Abhimanyu's life is ended.
In some retellings, there is no macefight with Durmashana. Abhimanyu is simply surrounded by multiple warriors and killed. In their blood fury, the warriors inappropriately dance and celebrate around Abhimanyu's lifeless body. On the 15th day of the war, Bhima mimics this celebration when he dances around the corpse of Dushasana, after having torn off his arms, ripped open his chest, and drunk his blood.
News of the despicable acts committed on Abhimanyu reached his father Arjuna at the end of the day, who vows to killJayadratha the very next day by sunset, and failing to do so, commit suicide by self-immolation immediately.
The Kaurava army the next day places Jayadratha furthest away from Arjuna, and every warrior including the Samshaptakas(mercenaries to vow to return from battlefields only upon victory else death) attempts to prevent Arjuna from reaching anywhere close to Jayadratha. Only bypassing Dronacharya's chariot with his permission, Arjuna hacks through the Kaurava army and kills more than a hundred thousand soldiers and warriors in a single day. With the aid of Satyaki and Bhima, Arjuna is able to advance to the end of the Kaurava's formation, only to see Jayadratha being guarded by seven maharathis. Distracted by the coming sundown, Arjuna is unable to break through. Lord Krishna uses his powers to temporarily create an eclipse. In his haste to see Arjuna's death, Jayadratha abandons his protection and comes to taunt Arjuna. Lord Krishna removes the eclipse he has effectively created, and the sun comes out again. Before the Kauravas can take corrective action, Arjuna picks up his Gandiva and beheads Jayadratha. Arjuna's unerring Pashupathastra decapitates Jayadratha such that his head lands in his father's Lap (Jayadratha was blessed with a boon that the person who will cause his death will die immediately if his head landed on earth after he died) who is meditating; this unexpected action shocks Jayadratha's father and the head fell from his lap causing his death, and Arjuna's vow to kill Jayadratha by sunset that day and avenge Abhimanyu's death is fulfilled.
harshnil chawda and many other sources
The most illustrious warrior of times of mahabharat before 5000 BCE approx by Hindu historians. Abhimanyu wasnt able to show his origial and mature mettle as he never got a chance to grow big. Still when he was given a chance he proved his mettle by fighting furiously with great warriors like Drona Duryodhana and Dushasana Shalya and many more single handedly.
Firstly I would like to explain you what is actually the level of warriors.
Levels of Warrior Excellence:
Mahamaharathi: A warrior capable of fighting 24 Atimaharathi warriors simultaneously. No warrior has attained this status, not least because there have never been 24 Athimaharathi warriors at the same time, but, warriors who can be called Mahamaharathis are Shiva, Vishnu and his incarnations, like Rama and Krishna, Shakti, Brahma,Skanda, Ganesha, Narsimha and Hanuman. 24*7200000=172800000 warriors single handedly.
Atimaharathi: A warrior capable of fighting 12 Maharathi warriors simultaneously.Vali, Kartavirya Arjuna,Ravana,Parashurama,Jambavan,Bhisma, Karna, Arjuna, Dronacharya and Indrajit are Atimaharathis.60000*12=72,00,000 warriors single handedly.
Maharathi: A warrior capable of fighting 60,000 warriors simultaneously; circumspect in his mastery of all forms of weapons and combat skills. Yudhistra, Bhim, Nakul, Sahadev, Abhimanyu, Satyaki, Dhristadyumna, Shalya, Duryodhana, Kripacharya, Ashwathama,Kamsa,Jarasandha and Banasur were Maharathis.
Atirathi: A warrior capable of contending with 10,000 warriors simultaneously. Yuyutsu, Drupada, Virata, Uttar, Shikandhi, Dushashana, Vikarna, Jayadratha and Shakuni were Atirathis.
Strategic Formations: The Vyuha:
Krauncha Vyuha: The crane-shaped formation of an army; forces are distributed to form spanning wing-sides, with a formidable, penetrating centre depicting the crane's head and beak.
Padma Vyuha or the Chakra Vyuha: A winding, ever-rotating circular formation; considered impenetrable during the Mahabharata age by all warriors except Arjuna, Bhisma,Drona, Karna, Krishna, Pradyumna and Abhimanyu. Abhimanyu, had learnt how to break into the formation (in the womb of Subhadra) but not how to break out of it and is trapped inside during the Mahabharata war.
Sarpa Vyuha: Winding Snake Formation
Makara Vyuha: Crocodile Formation
Sakata Vyuha: Cart Formation
Shukar Vyuha: Pig Formation
All these are great formations army which these modern armies have never ever seen and no body has even the knowledge to implement them now.
Lets move back to abhimanyu.Abhimanyu was killed on the 13th day of the Kurukshetra war. Abhimanyu inherited both courage and fighting ability from his father, Arjuna, and his grandfather, Lord Indra. He was considered to be an equal to his father owing to his prodigious feats.It was felt that the only warrior on the Kurukshetra battlefield that could beat him was Bhishma.
Abhimanyu's son, Parikshit became the sole heir to the Pandavas empire and succeeded Yudhisthira to the throne
Commanders in Chief: Bhishma, Drona, Karna, Shalya, Ashwathama
Atirathis: Somadatta, Bhurishravas, Bhagadatta, Jayadratha, Kritavarma, Shakuni, 99 brothers of Duryodhana
Maharathis: Ashwathama, Shrutyudha, Shalya, Duryodhana, Kripacharya
Atimaharathis:Bhishma, Drona, Karna.
Pandava Army: is a coalition of 7 Akshauhinis, primarily the Panchala and Matsya forces, the Rakshasa forces of Bhima's son, and Vrishni-Yadava heroes.
Commanders in Chief: Dhristadyumna
Atirathis: Ghatotkacha, Satyaki, Yuyutsu, Dhrupad, Viraat, Uttar
Maharathis: Bhima, Abhimanyu, Nakul, Sahadeva, Yudhisthir, Dhristadyumna.
Atimaharathis: Arjuna.
Mahamaharathis:Krishna, Hanuman(although not as warriors,lord Krishna become Arjuna's charioteer and Hanuman sat invisible atop Arjuna's chariot and protected the chariot from celestial weapons).
Abhimanyu's education began while he was still in Subhadra's womb. He overheard Arjuna telling Subhadra the secrets of how to enter, destroy and exit from, various battle formations. Of these, it is of note, that he only heard how to enter (but not exit or destroy) the secret of the Chakravyuha formation as Subhadra fell asleep and thus Arjuna could not complete his explanation.Krishna, realizing that if Abhimanyu learns the entire strategy, he would tilt the balance entirely in favor of the Pandavas, stops Arjuna from continuing the lecture, therefore Abhimanyu learns only how to enter the Chakra Vyuha.
Abhimanyu spent his childhood in Dwaraka, his mother's city. He was trained by Pradyumna, the son of Sri Krishna, as well as Krishna's kinsmen Kritavarma and Satyaki. He was also influenced by his great warrior father Arjuna, and brought up under the guidance of Krishna and Balarama . His father arranged his marriage to Uttara, daughter of King Virata to seal an alliance between the Pandavas and the royal family of Virata, in light of the forthcoming Kurukshetra War. The Pandavas had been hiding incognito to live through the final year of their exile without being discovered, in Virata's kingdom of Matsya. Once the Pandavas disclosed their identity, Virata wished for Uttara to marry Arjuna. Arjuna being the guru of Uttara and considering her as his daughter, suggests for her to get married to Abhimanyu. Thus, Abhimanyu weds Uttara.
After sixth days of war, Abhimanyu is most recognized for destroying the banner and checking the advance of Bhishma on the first day of the way, Abhimanyu's short but eventful life gains the most prominence on the thirteenth day of the war when he is made to enter the powerful Padmavyuhambattle formation of the Kaurava army. Drona had made this contraption in order to captureYudhishthira. On the side of the Pandavas, only Pradyumna, Krishna, and Arjuna were aware of the secret technique to break this seven-tier defensive spiral formation used by Dronacharya. Susharma lures Arjuna away from the battlefield. This leaves Abhimanyu to break the Chakravyuh. Abhimanyu gladly accepts to help the Pandavas break the Chakravyuh but he also makes it known to them that his knowledge is limited to breaking in and didn't know how to exit. As promised, Abhimanyu enters the Chkravyuh followed by his kinsman. The spectacular formation and the speed with which Abhimanyu breaks through was overwhelming for the others and they were left far behind. Abhimanyu puts on a brave fight against all the atirathis.
Being the grandson of Lord Indra, god of mystical weapons and wars, Abhimanyu was a courageous and dashing warrior. Considered an ace archer, Abhimanyu was able to hold at bay great heroes like Drona, Duryodhana and Dushasana. Determined to exit the Chakravyuha by shattering it from within, Abhimanyu goes on rampage, reaching the heart of the trap. Fighting with such ferocity, none from the Kaurava side could best him in a one-on-one combat (dwandva yudha). Proceeding, Abhimanyu defeats all the maharathis in a one-on-one battle, highlights including Abhimanyu injuring Shalya so badly he cannot sit, and killing Brihadbala, the king of Kosala of the Ikshwaku dynasty. Abhimanyu really proves very expensive for the Kaurava army, destroying 3/4 of an akshouhini army single-handedly. Incensed at the admiration that those like Kripacharya and Drona express for Abhimanyu, Duryodhana attacks the boy. Sparing him so that his uncle Bhima can fulfill his oath, Abhimanyu leaves Duryodhana chariotless and weaponless, bleeding all over. With a single arrow, he also kills Duryodana's son Lakshmana, who had come to defend his father. Enraged, Duryodhana orders all the Kaurava maharathis to attack Abhimanyu, who with disgust, counters all their attacks. He then attempts to arrest Duryodhana. Stung by Duryodhana's doubts in his abilities, Drona suggests that Abhimanyu could only be killed through illicit means. His comments are met with agreement, and Karna snaps Abhimanyu's bow while Drona and Kripa kill Abhimanyu's horses and charioteers. Abhimanyu draws a sword and shield and continues to wreak havoc on the Kaurava army, only to be disarmed from afar once again. Drona destroys the hilt of the sword and Karna destroys the shield. The Kaurava forces team up and kill a defenseless Abhimanyu, who famously uses the wheel of a broken chariot to fend of attackers in lieu of his weapons. The wheel is broken into fragments by the enemy forces. Abhimanyu picks up a mace and pounces at Ashwathama. Ashwathama leaps back to avoid Abhimanyu. A mace battle between son of Dushasana (Durmashana) and Abhimanyu ensues. During this mace battle, both of them are thrown to the ground. But Durmashana rises first and hits the crown of Abhimanyu's head as the latter was in the process of rising up from the ground. Thus, Abhimanyu's life is ended.
In some retellings, there is no macefight with Durmashana. Abhimanyu is simply surrounded by multiple warriors and killed. In their blood fury, the warriors inappropriately dance and celebrate around Abhimanyu's lifeless body. On the 15th day of the war, Bhima mimics this celebration when he dances around the corpse of Dushasana, after having torn off his arms, ripped open his chest, and drunk his blood.
News of the despicable acts committed on Abhimanyu reached his father Arjuna at the end of the day, who vows to killJayadratha the very next day by sunset, and failing to do so, commit suicide by self-immolation immediately.
The Kaurava army the next day places Jayadratha furthest away from Arjuna, and every warrior including the Samshaptakas(mercenaries to vow to return from battlefields only upon victory else death) attempts to prevent Arjuna from reaching anywhere close to Jayadratha. Only bypassing Dronacharya's chariot with his permission, Arjuna hacks through the Kaurava army and kills more than a hundred thousand soldiers and warriors in a single day. With the aid of Satyaki and Bhima, Arjuna is able to advance to the end of the Kaurava's formation, only to see Jayadratha being guarded by seven maharathis. Distracted by the coming sundown, Arjuna is unable to break through. Lord Krishna uses his powers to temporarily create an eclipse. In his haste to see Arjuna's death, Jayadratha abandons his protection and comes to taunt Arjuna. Lord Krishna removes the eclipse he has effectively created, and the sun comes out again. Before the Kauravas can take corrective action, Arjuna picks up his Gandiva and beheads Jayadratha. Arjuna's unerring Pashupathastra decapitates Jayadratha such that his head lands in his father's Lap (Jayadratha was blessed with a boon that the person who will cause his death will die immediately if his head landed on earth after he died) who is meditating; this unexpected action shocks Jayadratha's father and the head fell from his lap causing his death, and Arjuna's vow to kill Jayadratha by sunset that day and avenge Abhimanyu's death is fulfilled.
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